I'm up for an OSCAR! Matthew McConaughey celebrates nomination with Bradley Cooper... before bagging yet another gong at Critic's Choice

He was at the Critics' Choice Awards to pick up yet another gong for his winning role in The Dallas Buyers Club.

But all Matthew McConaughey could think about was his newly announced nomination for the Oscars.

And as the delighted star told the cameras about his excitement, he received a congratulatory hug from his former co-star Bradley Cooper.

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Bromance! Matthew McConaughey hugged it out with best supporting actor contender Bradley Cooper at the Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica Thursday

Former co-stars: The two Hollywood leading men - who co-starred in the 2006 romantic comedy Failure to Launch - appeared to be thick as thieves as they caught up on the red carpet

The two Hollywood leading men appeared to be thick as thieves as they caught up on the red carpet.

Back in 2006, Matthew co-starred with the handsome 39-year-old in the forgettable romantic comedy Failure to Launch.'I'm doing really good. Life feels very good,' the first-time Oscar nominee said on the red carpet.

'This morning I find out I get nominated, Jared [Leto]'s nominated. The film is nominated for best picture, best editing, best make-up, and best original screenplay.'

Another
one for the mantel! The 44-year-old actor donned a steely Lanvin tuxedo
to win his Critics' Choice Award for best actor

Sealed with a kiss: Camila gave Matthew a congratulatory kiss as he won the best actor award

He continued: 'These kind of roles
don't come along often and when they do they're very, very hard to get
made, if they do it at all.'

McConaughey called the indie drama 'the ultimate underdog' and revealed producers were turned down 137 times over 20 years.

'Financing fell through five weeks before we had our first shoot date set,' the Magic Mike stud recalled.

'A fertilizer group out of Texas came in and put in some money and we had enough to get started.'

Best actor rivals: Once inside the venue, McConaughey also got a chance to hobnob with two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks, also wearing a grey suit

'I actually called Tom and had a great conversation': The Magic Mike stud consulted with the charismatic 57-year-old before dropping nearly 50 pounds to play HIV-positive Ron Woodroof

Reunion: The Dazed & Confused actor also got to reconnect with his Wolf of Wall Street co-star Jonah Hill, rocking a Tarantino-style suit

Once inside the venue, McConaughey also got a chance to hobnob with two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks, also wearing a grey suit.

Matthew consulted with the charismatic 57-year-old before dropping nearly 50 pounds to play HIV-positive Ron Woodroof.

'I
actually called Tom and had a great conversation with him about what he
learned about losing weight for Philadelphia and Cast Away,' he told E!
News in November.

'And I consulted a nutritionist about the best way to do this.'

'Yeahhh, it was nice!' Matthew will next battle Hanks, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Forest Whitaker, and Bruce Dern at the SAG Awards airing Saturday on TNT and TBS

His leading lady: But it wasn't just a bromance fest as the dimpled Texan was dutifully accompanied to the event by his wife of 19 months, Camila

Earlier that morning, the McConaughey's were wide awake in bed at 5 a.m. to hear his first-ever Oscar announcement.

'Yeahhh,
it was nice,' Matthew told Entertainment Weekly, who will soon explain
the honor to his three children - daughter Vida, 4, and sons Levi, 5,
and Livingston, 1.

Small-screen role: Matthew currently stars opposite Woody Harrelson in the eight-episode series True Detective, which airs Sundays on HBO

'I've
got to have the conversation: "Remember when Papa was doing that show in
New Orleans, the one where he was really skinny? Well today they're
saying 'Hey we want to nominate you along with these four other really
talented people for being one of the best performances of the year.'"

Dallas
Buyers Club has earned $16.7 million at the box office and holds an
impressive 93% approval rating from critics and audiences on Rotten
Tomatoes.

McConaughey will
head up director Christopher Nolan's Interstellar - coming out November 7
- with Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, and Matt Damon.

He currently stars opposite Woody Harrelson in the eight-episode series True Detective, which airs Sundays on HBO.